Sala Gathering 2026
Wednesday, August 12 - Wednesday, August 19
11:00 AM local time
Log in to RSVP to this event
About
**Sala Gathering **
Ancestral Skills Gathering
Bone - Stone - Wool - Hide - Fibre
.JPG)
Sala Gathering takes place on the wild and ancient lands of Dartmoor nestled between old oak and beech woods, and golden gorse painted heathland, where deer roam and beavers build their dams. Here we come together in community for a week of crafting on the land with story, song and reciprocity , uniting people from all walks of life through the sharing of common folk traditions and land-based living skills.
We gather together as a healing antidote to an era of disconnection and distraction on a beautiful re-wilding project, sharing food, sleeping beneath the stars, tending the fire and practicing age-old skills and crafts that nourish our human existence.
When: 12th - 19th August, 2026
Where: Near Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. We will be camping and a full list of what to bring will be sent out on registration.
Booking details below!
We are now SOLD OUT of adult tickets! Please email us on **Salagathering@gmail.com** to get on the cancellation wait list.
Who is Sala Gathering for?
Anyone and everyone who has a curiosity and love for the wild, ancestral lifeways and land-based crafts with a wish to connect with a nature-based community. We welcome all ages and levels of experience.
What does 'Sala' mean?
'Sala' is the Proto-Celtic word for 'Moor'.
Proto-Celtic is the reconstruction of the early language spoken in the British Isles and Western Europe, by the ancestors of the Celts from which all Celtic languages later developed.
What to expect:
- 5 full days of scheduled daily classes taught by experienced teachers. Explore stone, wool, wood, animal, plant fibres and fire and choose from activities such as basketry, flint knapping, bone tool making, meat processing, hide tanning, bow drill masterclass, felting, spinning, foraging wild edibles and weaving.
- Half a day of land tending , practising reciprocity and giving back.
- Evenings around the fire , making music, sharing stories and being together
- Opening and closing rituals, co-created and connecting us to each other, the land and the Ancestors, enabling us to arrive and orientate and leave our collective experience together in a meaningful way.
- **A daily morning Forest School session for children and a welcoming, village-like atmosphere for children and families **
- Shared organic lunch and evening meals, vegetarian option available. Wild meat will be processed together during the gathering.
- A visit from a local storyteller
- A large, private re-wilding project to explore and enjoy; a babbling stream to paddle in, woods to wander and tracks to follow
- Camp roles and responsibilities - participants and staff all working towards the smooth running of the camp, cooking the meals and caring for the spaces
- Camping spaces for tents / tarps / hammocks and car park space for a limited number of live in vehicles (no electric hook ups)
- Compost toilets, sauna, sheltered areas, drinking water
- All materials provided for most classes without extra cost, a small number of classes (e.g. leatherwork with buckskin leather) requiring further investment in materials
What is not included:
- Transport to and from the camp
- Breakfast and snacks
- Camping equipment
- A full children's program, however there will be periods of the day when there is an activity put on for the children. Children are invited to join the main facilitated sessions with their parents or guardians
.JPG)
Who are we?
We are a group of experienced ancestral skills teachers passionate about these crafts and skills and sharing them with others.
Luke Atterton - flint knapping
Luke is a skilled flintknapper and ancestral skills practitioner. He teaches ancestral skills to children and adults. He finds deep meaning working with flint and is passionate about human history. He is also a hunter, with reverence and respect.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redsquirrelancestral
Maggie Moss - natural dying
Maggie is a crafter of breadth and depth. She is forever following new threads of interest as she works with and explores wool, hide and fibre. Maggie is also a passionate carrier of traditional folk songs from the British Isles
.JPG)
**Laani Takahata ** - felt making
Laani is a felt maker and fibre artist. Laani is passionate about sourcing fleeces from local farms and meeting the farmers where possible. Her work is inspired by the landscapes of Dartmoor and the dreaming of pre-historic crafting done by the ancestors that lived here.
Instagram: @hamamacrafts
Jane Robertson - leatherwork and animal processing
Jane is a skilled tanner and leatherworker, she loves making things and sleeping outside and all the plants and animals of this beautiful island.
https://www.oakandsmoketannery.co.uk/about
Instagram: **https://www.instagram.com/janejay.tanner/**
Fergus Drennan - Foraging and Salmon Skin Tanning
Fergus is a wild food experimentalist and educator with a huge amount of wild food knowledge to share, and an array of imaginative ways of doing so. His pursuit for foraging's playful and creative possibilities has led him to create many novel recipes using plants, fungi, and seaweeds, as well as unlocking the possibilities that wild botanicals offer for other non-food-based creative pursuits including making baskets, mushroom paper, and natural dyes and pigments.
https://fergustheforager.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fergustheforager/
**Tyler Haddad - Soft Fibre Basketry **
Tyler is passionate about living close to and with the land in all shapes and forms. She finds deep joy and connection in meeting her needs from raw materials. This has led her to basket weaving, hide tanning, wool spinning, felting, knitting, wood and bone carving. She also has a deep passion for sharing these crafts with others, particularly children.
Instagram: @kinofthebush
Linda Lemieux - Willow Basketry
Linda is a Devon basket maker of some 30 years standing. Linda has been teaching adults and children for many years - and shares her skills with passion, playfulness and a depth of skill.
“I’m keen on passing on traditional skills and my experience and doing anything I can to help foster peoples love of our mother earth.”
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woodandrush/
Michael Wachter - Fire, Bone Tools and Primitive Fishing
Mike is a hunter, fisher, forager and primitive skills practitioner originally hailing from Bavaria. He is passionate about the natural world and how our Mesolithic Ancestors would have interacted with it.
Bobby Wylde - animal processing and ceremony
Hatt Reiss - Primitive Pottery
Hatt Reiss is a potter, educator and founder of Dartmoor Maker CIC. She has a love of wild clay, primitive pottery and traditional craft skills. She enjoys foraging local materials, experimenting with ancient techniques and sharing the wonder of making pots directly from the landscape. By stripping pottery back to its roots, she makes the craft approachable and accessible for people of all ages and abilities. Her workshops invite people to slow down, get their hands muddy and experience the simple joy of creating with earth and fire.
Maired Catriona - Spinning and Song
Mairead is an ancestral life-way enthusiast from Scotland, who weaves her two great loves of song and craft into a blanket of belonging which has brought her home, countless times, to the magic of these isles.
She will be offering a space to learn the ancient craft of Drop Spindle, while learning songs of new & old origin - connecting our voices and hands to the threads of life.
https://www.bonniemedicine.co.uk/
Instagram: @bonniemedicine
Mae Bird - Spinning and Song
Mae is a song writer and fibre artist, deeply inspired by the magic of nature.
She makes wild cloth with wool through various modalities like spinning, weaving, crocheting and felting and loves to create spaces where we can initiate our selves into sovereignty through the making of textiles.
This year at Sala Gathering she will be teaching spinning with a drop spindle and sharing songs.
Instagram: @maebirdsings
Prices:
There is a tier system for the tickets. Please choose which you can afford. We have kept the ticket prices as low as possible to keep the event as accessible as possible.
Refer to the tier price description below to see which ticket price is for you.
Sliding Scale Tiers System:
_Tier 1 - £335 - I_f you frequently stress about finances, dealing with debt, paying everyday bills and having irregular income this is the category you would fall into.
_Tier 2 - £385 - _If you do have a steady income, need to be responsible about your spending but with care are able to plan ahead and budget or save for new purchases, holidays etc. we would ask that you pay this reduced price.
_Tier 3 - £435 - _If you are financially comfortable, with no real worries about monetary, have savings, can afford to treat yourself to holidays etc. we would ask that you would pay the full price. This not only covers our running costs but in turn enables you to pay forward to those unable to pay.
_Supporter Ticket: (£500 +) _This is for those who have extra finances to support and give generously to Sala Gathering. This will enable more subsidised tickets to be available and the support future of Sala Gathering.
0-5 year olds - Free
6 - 11 year olds - _£175 _
12 - 18 year olds - £235
**If you need to pay in instalments to make the ticket cost more affordable, please select the deposit option and we will send you an email explaining how to pay the rest. **
Questions:
- What is there for children to do at the gathering?
There is a daily forest school morning session for children. We invite children to join in the daily workshops although children under the age of 14 will need to attend the workshops aside from Forest School with their parent or guardian.
- Can I bring my dog?
Unfortunately we are unable to welcome pets to the gathering.
- What is access like on the land for people with disabilities?
The main area of the gathering is on flat grassy ground and the camping area, hearth fire and workshop spaces are all close together (within a 3 min walk of each other) and the ground is usually quite solid in July.
- What kind of food can I expect for lunch and dinner?
Lunch is a simple soup and bread affair. There will be crackers for those who prefer them over bread. Bring your own bits and piece if you need more than that.
Dinner is hearty there will be plenty of wild venison and a vegetarian option for those who don't eat meat. We will also provide a variety of teas and milk.
- Is there a fridge or anywhere to store breakfast foods and snacks? Can I buy more food onsite?
No, there is no fridge, please bring a cool box if you need to keep your personal food cold. The nearest place to buy supplies is in Moretonhampstead, a 10 minute drive. If possible, please bring all the supplies you need for the camp. We also ask to keep plastic and packaging to a minimum. Please take your rubbish with you at the end.
- Is there phone signal on the land?
There isn't any phone signal coverage on the land, however there is a short walk to the road where you can get signal.
- Is there somewhere I can charge my phone?
No, there is no charging options. Please bring a portable charger if you need. If possible, we are asking folk to put their phones aside and enjoy digital free time.
- Can I stay in my campervan?
Yes - no problem, there are spots to park and sleep right near camp.
- Do I have to stay for the whole week?
Yes, for the building of community and the journey of the camp. If this is not possible for you please get in touch.
**We look forward to seeing you there! **
Cancellation Terms and Conditions
£100 of your booking or deposits are non-refundable or transferable.
If you cannot attend the gathering for any reason, you are welcome to find someone to take your place, just let us know.
We recommend you take out personal insurance to cover costs should you be unable to attend the gathering for any reason. Including but not limited to; illness, personal bereavement, cancelled or missed travel, etc
We cannot offer refunds within 6 weeks of the camp start date.
Although highly unlikely, if we feel it is necessary for legal or safety reasons, we reserve the right to change or cancel the programme. If we cancel due to severely bad weather, we will find an alternative date for you to attend or offer you a full refund.
Hosted By
Links